The 35 Scariest Horror Movies, According to Science – HYPEBEAST

How do you prove which horror movie is truly the scariest? If youre broadband comparison website BroadbandChoices, you use science. BroadbandChoices recently got in on the Halloween fun by compiling a list of the 50 best horror films, then had 50 people of different ages and cultural backgrounds watch the movies while their heart rates were measured, then looking at the data to see which 35 films of the 50 selected caused the biggest jumps.

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The winner? 2012s Sinister. A standard resting heart rate is usually around 65 beats per minute (BPM), while the average resting heart rate of participants watching Sinister jumped to 86 BPM, a 32% increase. Sinisters biggest jump scare provided a result of 131 BPM, meaning viewers hearts were beating twice as fast as usual.

In second place was 2010s Insidious, which also achieved 86 BPM and had the highest jump scare spike with 133 BPM and in third was 2013s The Conjuring with 85 BPM. Fourth and fifth place went to 2018s Hereditary (83 BPM) and 2007s Paranormal Activity (82 BPM).

See all 35 of the selections and their detailed stats including average BPM, increase percentage and highest BPM above. For more entertainment news, check out Netflixs teaser trailer for Pharrells upcoming Voices of Fire docu-series.

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The 35 Scariest Horror Movies, According to Science - HYPEBEAST

Reviewed and Recommended by Erik Baquero